The container says take before, but I've always taken creatine after my workouts to help recovery. Will either way make a difference and if so, how so?

Thanks in advance!

im not expert on this but my brother has been training for 5 years now and is the manager of a suppliment shop so he obviously knows his stuff, he taks con-cret and he has it before he trains, sorry i cant explain to u why, as ive never asked him about it, hope that helps u though.

Huge debate on when to take creatine. I used to always take it after. I've recently started using con-cret and saw written on the panel - "Take one hour before training", so I follwed the advice, and I have had great strength gains. I was kinda at a point where my lifts weren't showing any signs of increasing, but since taking con-cret I have noticed a 5-10% weight incease across the board.

I was a huge sceptic of con-cret, I typically use ASN nano creatine crea-pure. But.... It's working great.. Effin expensive though

Pre vs. post just does not make any distinguishable difference whatsoever.

I disagree. This post proves that you know nothing of the importance of taking 10g of creatine every morning with grape juice (concentrated), or post workout out of the holy grail (mixed with cranapple sugar free).

they say to take it before because creatine helps to create a compound known as creatine phosphate in your cells. when you burn through ATP during a workout, creatine phosphate will donate a phosphorous group to ADP (created by removal of one phosphorous from ATP) in order to replenish your ATP stores. this helps you have more energy during your workout and can last longer. this is also the reason so many pre-workouts have creatine in them. it really doesn't matter when you take it but conventional use for creatine is after workouts to build muscle and before workouts for improved energy.

I have studied many creatines and used a lot of them on different times to see which works best... technically none of the times worked THE BEST. I personally take my creatine during my workout. The reasoning is the mind factor. I know taking creatine anytime will be benefical but just knowing that creatine dontes a phosphate group to ADP to produce ATP makes me want to take it during my workout. Also around my workout is when I drink a lot of my daily amount of water. So knowing all of that makes me want to take it during my workout, plus i noticed that the mentality of creatine during a workout pushes me a lot more knowing the factors involved. Overall i would say to take it when it is most convenient for you. Just make sure to take in enough water and stay consistent with it. You wont see gains right away, these supplements take time.